diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm_test.v b/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
index e8a6e789fd..7c5eb0f7d3 100644
--- a/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ fn test_orm_sqlite() {
 	//
 	/*
 	sql db {
-		update User set age = 31 where name = 'Kate'
+		update User set age = 31 where name == 'Kate'
 	}
 	*/
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index a8d644b255..d94ab9b31e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut struct_init ast.StructInit) table.Type {
 	if type_sym.kind == .interface_ {
 		c.error('cannot instantiate interface `$type_sym.name`', struct_init.pos)
 	}
+	if type_sym.kind == .alias {
+		c.error('cannot instantiate type alias `$type_sym.name`', struct_init.pos)
+		return table.void_type
+	}
 	if !type_sym.is_public && type_sym.kind != .placeholder && type_sym.mod != c.mod {
 		c.error('type `$type_sym.name` is private', struct_init.pos)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 478b6ceef7..52e3a60556 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) stmt(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 		.name, .key_mut, .key_static, .mul {
 			if p.tok.kind == .name {
 				if p.tok.lit == 'sql' {
-					return p.sql_insert_expr()
+					return p.sql_stmt()
 				}
 				if p.peek_tok.kind == .colon {
 					// `label:`
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/sql.v b/vlib/v/parser/sql.v
index e6700d9c3f..8263275bd8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/sql.v
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.Expr {
 	sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(table_type)
 	table_name := sym.name
 	mut where_expr := ast.Expr{}
-	has_where := p.tok.kind == .name &&		p.tok.lit == 'where'
+	has_where := p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'where'
 	mut query_one := false // one object is returned, not an array
 	if has_where {
 		p.next()
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.Expr {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if p.tok.kind ==.name && p.tok.lit == 'limit' {
+	if p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'limit' {
 		// `limit 1` means that a single object is returned
 		p.check_name() // `limit`
 		if p.tok.kind == .number && p.tok.lit == '1' {
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.Expr {
 	// get only string and int fields
 	// mut fields := []Var
 	info := sym.info as table.Struct
-	fields := info.fields.filter(it.typ in [table.string_type, table.int_type, table.bool_type] && 'skip' !in it.attrs)
+	fields := info.fields.filter(it.typ in [table.string_type, table.int_type, table.bool_type] &&
+		'skip' !in it.attrs)
 	if fields.len == 0 {
 		p.error('V orm: select: empty fields in `$table_name`')
 	}
@@ -103,37 +104,79 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.Expr {
 	}
 }
 
-fn (mut p Parser) sql_insert_expr() ast.SqlStmt{
+// insert user into User
+// update User set nr_oders=nr_orders+1 where id == user_id
+fn (mut p Parser) sql_stmt() ast.SqlStmt {
 	p.inside_match = true
-	defer { p.inside_match = false }
+	defer {
+		p.inside_match = false
+	}
 	// `sql db {`
 	p.check_name()
 	db_expr := p.expr(0)
-	//println(typeof(db_expr))
+	// println(typeof(db_expr))
 	p.check(.lcbr)
 	// kind := ast.SqlExprKind.select_
 	//
-	p.check_name() // insert
-	mut object_var_name := ''
+	mut n := p.check_name() // insert
+	mut kind := ast.SqlStmtKind.insert
+	if n == 'delete' {
+		kind = .delete
+	} else if n == 'update' {
+		kind = .update
+	}
+	mut inserted_var_name := ''
+	mut table_name := ''
 	expr := p.expr(0)
 	match expr {
-		ast.Ident { object_var_name = expr.name }
-		else { p.error('can only insert variables') }
+		ast.Ident {
+			if kind == .insert {
+				inserted_var_name = expr.name
+			} else if kind == .update {
+				table_name = expr.name
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			p.error('can only insert variables')
+		}
 	}
-	n := p.check_name() // into
-	if n != 'into' {
+	n = p.check_name() // into
+	mut updated_columns := []string{}
+	if kind == .insert && n != 'into' {
 		p.error('expecting `into`')
+	} else if kind == .update {
+		if n != 'set' {
+			p.error('expecting `set`')
+		}
+		column := p.check_name()
+		updated_columns << column
+		p.check(.assign)
+		p.expr(0)
+	}
+	mut table_type := table.Type(0)
+	if kind == .insert {
+		table_type = p.parse_type() // `User`
+		sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(table_type)
+		// info := sym.info as table.Struct
+		// fields := info.fields.filter(it.typ in [table.string_type, table.int_type, table.bool_type])
+		table_name = sym.name
+	} else if kind == .update {
+		idx := p.table.find_type_idx(table_name)
+		table_type = table.new_type(idx)
+		p.check_sql_keyword('where')
+		p.expr(0)
 	}
-	table_type := p.parse_type() // `User`
-	sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(table_type)
-	// info := sym.info as table.Struct
-	// fields := info.fields.filter(it.typ in [table.string_type, table.int_type, table.bool_type])
-	table_name := sym.name
 	p.check(.rcbr)
 	return ast.SqlStmt{
 		db_expr: db_expr
 		table_name: table_name
 		table_type: table_type
-		object_var_name: object_var_name
+		object_var_name: inserted_var_name
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut p Parser) check_sql_keyword(name string) {
+	if p.check_name() != name {
+		p.error('orm: expecting `$name`')
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index 2ff7fc1d8d..c98987e19b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 			mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
 			for p.tok.kind == .comment {
 				comments << p.comment()
-				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {break}
+				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
+					break
+				}
 			}
 			if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
 				end_comments = comments
-				break 
+				break
 			}
 			if p.tok.kind == .key_pub {
 				p.next()
@@ -112,17 +114,19 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 			}
 			for p.tok.kind == .comment {
 				comments << p.comment()
-				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {break}
+				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
+					break
+				}
 			}
 			field_start_pos := p.tok.position()
 			field_name := p.check_name()
 			// p.warn('field $field_name')
-			
 			for p.tok.kind == .comment {
 				comments << p.comment()
-				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {break}
+				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
+					break
+				}
 			}
-
 			// println(p.tok.position())
 			typ := p.parse_type()
 			// field_pos := field_start_pos.extend(p.tok.position())
@@ -139,14 +143,15 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 			*/
 			// Comments after type (same line)
 			line_pos := field_pos.line_nr
-			for p.tok.kind == .comment && line_pos + 1 == p.tok.line_nr{
+			for p.tok.kind == .comment && line_pos + 1 == p.tok.line_nr {
 				if p.tok.lit.contains('\n') {
 					break
 				}
 				comments << p.comment()
-				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {break}
+				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
+					break
+				}
 			}
-
 			mut attrs := []string{}
 			if p.tok.kind == .lsbr {
 				parsed_attrs := p.attributes(false)
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 				// p.expr(0)
 				default_expr = p.expr(0)
 				match default_expr {
-					ast.EnumVal { it.typ = typ }
+					ast.EnumVal { default_expr.typ = typ }
 					// TODO: implement all types??
 					else {}
 				}
@@ -340,7 +345,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) interface_decl() ast.InterfaceDecl {
 			p.error('interface methods cannot contain uppercase letters, use snake_case instead')
 		}
 		// field_names << name
-		args2, _ := p.fn_args()
+		args2, _ := p.fn_args() // TODO merge table.Arg and ast.Arg to avoid this
 		mut args := [table.Arg{
 			name: 'x'
 			typ: typ